Cartoon Craic episode 1 - Cobweb Hotel (1936)

Welcome to the very first episode of Cartoon Craic . and like drugs the first one’s a freebie!

This month, we’re heading all the way back to 1936 to check into the delightfully strange world of Cobweb Hotel : a Fleischer cartoon packed with singing spiders, chaotic insects, and some surprisingly dark undertones.

We get stuck into the story behind the cartoon, how it was made, and why these early animations had such a unique (and slightly unsettling) vibe. There’s also plenty of chat about spiders and Pens!

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In this episode:

• The story and style of Cobweb Hotel (1936)
• The Fleischer Studios era of animation
• Early cartoon weirdness and tone
• Talking spiders… obviously

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